Nordic - Nigeria Connect 3.0
Innovation for a Greener Future
Lagos Continental Hotel - Tuesday 14th of November
Tentative programme
07:30 - 08:45
Breakfast briefing session with the Lagos Free Zone
08:00 - 09:00
Registration, coffee & tea (or taking part in breakfast briefings)
09:00 - 10:30
High Level Opening
· Welcome remarks by Lagos Governor
· Speech by H.E. Dr. Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Government of Nigeria
· Remarks by Nordic high level guests:
- H.E. Mr. Dan Jørgensen, Danish Minister for Development Cooperation and Global Climate Policy
- H.E. Mr. Jarno Syrjälä, Finnish Deputy Minister for International Trade
- Representative of the Government of Sweden
· Conversation on “Decoding the Nigerian market” between high level business stakeholders in Nigeria:
- Mr. Aanu Adeoye (Moderator), West Africa Correspondent, Financial Times (FT), West Africa
- Ms. Yvonne Ike, Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, bank of America
- Ms. Mathilde Thue, CEO of Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA)
- Mr. Carl Cruz, CEO, Airtel (former Country President of Unilever)
· Nordic - Nigeria Next - A Conversation between the Nordic high level guests
10:30 – 11:00
Networking coffee and tea
11:00 – 12:30
· Nordic business stars sharing their best five pieces of advice in five minutes each - those who have succeeded, and why?
With APM Terminals, Empower New Energy, Ericsson, Nokia
· A Conversation with Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria
· How can we finance new Nordic x Nigerian success stories?
With Norfund and AP Moller Capital, Swedish Export Guarantee (EKN)
12:30 - 13:45
Networking lunch
13:45 – 17:00
Parallel programme, with sector focus. Including Nordic companies in the specific sectors, with Nigerian key stakeholders.
· Innovative Waste to Wealth in Mobility and Energy (Swedish Embassy)
· Fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) (Norwegian Embassy)
· Going green: replacing generators with solar solutions, how do we finance it? (Norwegian Embassy)
· Sustainable food systems: examination of food loss and Climate smart agricultural practices (Danish Embassy)
· Digital transformation as a Strategic enabler for societal change (Danish Embassy)
· Circular economy (Finnish Embassy)
18:00 - 20:00
Cocktail reception, networking with Memmuchi, Finnish-Nigerian Artist
Wednesday 15th of November
Networking, related activities and engagements to be organized (based on interests / requests):
Nordic embassies will facilitate a tailored-made programme for incoming companies - visits, B2B meetings. etc.
Nordic companies invited to visit the Lagos Free Zone.
Embassies can access conference rooms at the Lagos Continental.
Investor pitch by Nigerian startup companies, in collatboration with UNDP Innovation Centre (by invitation).
All day
Investor pitch by Nigerian startup companies, in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Giving the job creators of tomorrow a chance to shine.